Hello, Hollywood Squares
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By the time Benton left Hee Haw, she was already a sketch comedy icon. Late night TV was like a brand new routine. She appeared on The David Frost Show in 1970 and American Bandstand and The Norman Gunston Show in 1975. She even performed on the iconic Sonny and Cher Show in 1977.
Throughout the mid-1970s and early ’80s, Benton was a reoccurring guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a singer and actress, she appeared on The Mike Douglas Show between 1973 and 1980. In 1978, she found herself as a panelist on the iconic game show The Hollywood Squares. She found great success with the series and reappeared in Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 (the same year she made her final cameo on Hee Haw because the girl never forgot her roots.)
